The next day, Xu Qing went to the location linked to the authentication device. He found an average-sized trading vessel packed with ordinary cargo. It wasn’t anything unusually valuable. What was noteworthy was that the cargo contained a lot of medicinal ingredients. The disciples in charge of the area cautiously explained that no one had come to claim the ship for two months.

Xu Qing collected the medicinal ingredients, then called his informant over to deal with the trading vessel. While she was there, he asked her about the matter of developing a new harbor.

Lowering her voice, she said, “Milord, I learned everything there is to know about developing new harbors. I can explain everything, sir. You can either open a sect harbor or a public harbor. Both have different advantages. Sect harbors aren’t very profitable. But they’re helpful in establishing information and power networks with Offpeak disciples. Public harbors can be very profitable. However, they require the presence of a lot of sect departments to operate. For example, Pilot Assistance, Dispatch, Transportation, and so-on. But even the simplest of harbors will bring in a lot of trading...